Last night, downtown Las Vegas celebrated a block party in the form of the inaugural Glowrun 5K, followed by the Afterglow party featuring Girl Talk and Capital Cities. The event brought out hundreds of runners and partiers dressed in neon, wielding flashing lights and glow sticks throughout their race, and well into the after party. Capital Cities, a band from Los Angeles, was a pleasant
Photos from the 2012 Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival in Seattle, Washington kicked off yesterday at the Seattle Center are up on The Stranger and Film Magic! Click here for the full gallery on Film Magic. Peep some shots from yesterday's show highlights Jane's Addiction and AWOLNATION. Day 1 Photos Day 2 Photos Day 3 Photos
RN74 Seattle first debuted at its swanky chic downtown location nearly a year ago, so it was only proper that a one year anniversary be celebrated. Celebrity chef Michael Mina flew in himself to orchestrate the event and socialize with investors, for whom a multi-course meal was prepared throughout the night. I was fortunate to work directly with Mina, Mina Group's Wine Director Rajat Parr,
Warner Brothers Recording artist and SXSW 2012 standout musician LP brought her pop rock tunes to W Seattle's Symmetry Live event in May. Hosted by W Hotels’ Global Music Director Michaelangelo L’Acqua, the private event celebrated LP’s newly released title track and album Into the Wild. World renowned music photographer Mick Rock was also on hand to photograph LP. Check out a few photos of the
Actor/producer Adrian Grenier of Entourage fame visited Seattle in April to debut Churchkey Can Co, a local company making pilsner style beer, of which he is a partial owner. The festivities took place at King's Hardware in Ballard, where the likes of local photographer Chase Jarvis and many other local celebs showed up to toast the effort. Check out pics below, with more on Flickr, and
Photos of Lea Thompson from the hit 1985 film Back to the Future at Emerald City Comi-Con and SIFF's special screening of the film with two doezn deloreans from the Pacific Northwest Delorean Club. More photos on Flickr.
This is a story of doomed love. On Sunday, Seattle woman Babylonia Aivaz wed a warehouse in the Capitol Hill neighborhood as a show of anti-gentrification. Aivaz is an Occupy Seattle protester who fell in love with the community space which is now being bulldozed to make way for a new apartment complex. The eclectic ceremony was held outdoors in the rain, as the warehouse
January 11, 2012 marked the third annual No Pants Subway Ride, an international event in which people ride the subway (or mass transit vehicle) wearing underwear. The event started in New York by the Improv Everywhere group, and has now spread to most major cities in the United States and beyond. When Seattle finally got the Sound Transit Light Rail going several years ago, Emerald
Santarchy, or SantaCon, is an annual mass gathering of folks dressed as Santa Claus, which quickly evolves into massive dance parties and pub crawls, depending on where it's held. In the case of Seattle's annual Santarchy, it was held on December 17th, beginning at the Seattle Center and roving through downtown before ending after midnight in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. This year, there were tons
Legendary masters of hip-hop Jay-Z and Kanye West are touring North America with their creative collaboration Watch the Throne. On Friday night, the duo made their appearance in Seattle at the Tacoma Dome, where a packed audience couldn't get enough of the two superstars. ECSTATIC doesn't even begin to describe the amount of excitement I had in anticipation for shooting this show, as I've been
